Water check for drainage ditches



May 9, 1939.

c. PAYNE WATER CHECK FOR DRAINAGE DITCHES Filed `July 29, 1937 Patented May 9, 1939 I 2,1

U Nel TE Dl? ST-TE PATE N OWF FIC E WATER YCHECK FOR DRAINAGE BITCHES CarmanY G. Payne,` Olathe,` Kans., assigner of f one-half tcFirman L. Carswell, Kansas City, M0.

Application July 29, 1937, Serial No. 156,354

5Claims.. (Cl. 61-29) This invention relates` to improvements in of said sections. This` broad head presents a water checks for drainage ditches, and partcsurface which will not interfere with or injure ularly to checks adapted to be positioned in the the rubber tire of a mowing machine used in Y drainage ditch to prevent the bottom of the ditch maintenance of the roadway. from washing during the rainy season and to It will be noted that. the central section I2 is 5' maintain the ditch in a substantially predeterinserted into the adjacent sections I 4,'and that mined cross sectional contour, regardless of the each succeeding section likewise overlaps the adamount of water flow. jacent'section, thereby making it possible to first The principal object of this invention is to insert the central section and gradually build l0 provide a water check comprising a body portion the check outwardly therefrom by simply placing 10 which consists of a series ofoverlapping sections, the -successive sections one ontop of the other, interconnected and relatively adjustable to-conas shown. It is also possible Yto completely asform to `the cross sectional contour of the drainsemble all sections of the water check -and press .rage ditch, each of said body sections being prothe same to the position shown in Fig. 5.Y The 15 A, vided with a transverse splash apron carried inupper overlapping edges of adjacent sections are termediate the top and bottom edges thereof, pivoted together by means of bolts 26.Y whereby a continuoussplashapron is formed lon- 'Ihe sections I6 which are preferably intended gitudinally of said check. to engage the `angled side walls of the ditch are )o A further object of the present invention .is the joined together for relative adjustment by means 20...:

provision of awater check made 'of sheet metal of a bendable member 28, secured bymeans of a and provided at its upper edge with a relatively bolt.30 to the adjacent abutting edges of sections thick head. I4 and -I6. A relatively long, overlapping `metal Other objects are economy and simplicity loi curtain 32, secured to or integral with section I6, construction, easeof installation, and-adaptaserves to close the opening between sections I4 .25., bility for use in drainage ditches of various cross and I6 when the same are positioned in angled sectional forms. relation. The outer plain sections mayor vmay Reference will now be had to` the-drawing,Y notr-be used to serve as additional protection wherein the preferred embodiment of the invenagainst wash adjacent the top surface of the m tion is shown. ditch. 30, Figure 1 is an` elevation of the Water check, Each of the sections I2, I4 and I6 of the check looking up stream. are provided with a longitudinally disposed splash Fig. 2 is a plan view-of the Water check as apron 34,36 and 38 respectively,iwhich are carshown in Fig. 1. ried intermediate the top and bottom edges of 35 Fig. 3 is an elevation of the water check, lookthe respective sections and overlap to form a con- 35 ing down stream. tinuous splash apron. It will be noted that the Fig. 4 is a View of the water check, shown in splash apron 34 is provided with notches 40 to position in a drainage ditch. allow the positioning of sections 36. The splash Fig. 5 is an enlarged, vertical, sectional View, -apron 38 of section I6 is extended beyond the m taken on line V-V of Fig. 4. inner end of I6 to present a bendable tongue 42, o

Fig. 6 is a sectional view, taken on line VI-VI which is arcuate in form and adapted to be of Fig. 2, and, slightly varied by the workman when the angle Fig. 7 is a horizontal section, taken on line between I4 and I 6 is altered. Each of the splash VII-VII of Fig. 1. aprons 34, 36 and 38 is provided with downturned l5 Throughout the several views of the drawing anges 44, which serve to give rigidity to the 45 like reference characters refer to similar parts, aprons and also serve to check the flow of water and the numeral I0 designates a body portion, beneath said apron.

consisting of a series of overlapping sections I2, To facilitate the desired bending of tongue 42,

I4, I6 and I8, which are interconnected and it will be observed that that portion of iiange 44 50 relatively adjustable by the workman to conform carried by said tongue is notched at 46. The 50 to the particular drainage ditch in which the bolts 48 which pass through the apertures formed check is to be used. Each of these sections is through overlapping iianges 44 of adjacent secmade of a sheet of metal, formed at its top edge tions serve to secure the check in the operative to produce a relatively Wide head 2U and a reposition. It will be noted that one of the aperi sulting inverted channel 22 at the up stream side tures is elongated to allow for relative longitudi- 55 nal adjustment of flanges 44. These bolts 48 may be eschewed in some instances. The outer sections I 8 are pivotally mounted to the adjacent section I6 and are not provided with any splash apron, thus making it possible for them to be embedded to the top thereof, as shown in Fig. 4.

Referring now to Fig. 5, which shows more definitely in detail the position of the check in the ditch when in operation, it will be noted that that portion of the sections below the splash aprons is inserted into the soil at the bottom of the ditch, as is also the flanges 44 of said splash aprons, thereby presenting an unbroken barrier entirely across the ditch to preclude any possible flow of water beneath said apron. When said check is rst positioned in the ditch with the apron extending down stream, that portion of the sections above the apron will project above the ditch bed, however, after continued use, sediment will be deposited on the up stream side of the sections to eventually fill said ditch substantially to the top of the check.

Apron 38 is notched at 52 to permit of free pivotal movement of section I8. Furthermore, said section is preferably angled at 54 to gradually decrease the width of the splash apron on section I6.

While the specific structure has been shown in presenting the invention, it is apparent that many modifications might be made in the general structure without departing from the salient features of this invention.

What I claim is:

1. A water check for a drainage ditch comprising a body portion consisting of a series of overlapping, planar sections, interconnected and relatively adjustable to conform to the cross sectional contour of a drainage ditch; a relatively Wide head formed on the up-stream side and at the top edge of each of said sections; a splash apron carried intermediate the top and bottom edges of certain of said planar body sections whereby a continuous splash apron is formed longitudinally of said check, adjacent splash apron being notched and overlapped; and means to secure said sections in the operative position.

2. A water check for a drainage 'ditch comprising a body portion consisting of a series of overlapping sections, interconnected and relatively adjustable to conform to the cross sectional contour of a drainage ditch; a relatively wide head formed at the top edge of each of said sections;

and a horizontally disposed splash apron carried intermediate the top and bottom edges of certain of said sections whereby a continuous splash apron is formed longitudinally of said check, the apron of each of the outer sections of said certain sections having inwardly extending, bendable tongues adapted to be curved to meet the apron of the adjacent section when said sections are in the operative relation.

3. A water check for drainage ditches comprising a vertically disposed body portion consisting of a series of overlapping sections, interconnected and relatively adjustable to conform to the cross sectional contour of the ditch; a horizontally disposed splash apron carried by certain of said sections intermediate the top and bottom edges thereof, the splash aprons of adjacent sections being overlapped to present a continuous splash apron longitudinally of said check on the down stream side thereof; and a downturned fiange along the free edge of each of said apron sections, to present a continuous flange throughout the entire length of said overlapped splash aprons.

4. A water check for drainage ditches comprising a vertically disposed body portion consisting of a series of overlapping sections, interconnected and relatively adjustable to conform to the cross sectional contour of the ditch, each of said sections having a relatively Wide head offset in an up stream direction; and a horizontally disposed splash apron carried by certain of said sections intermediate the top and bottom edges thereof, the splash aprons of adjacent sections being overlapped to present a continuous splash apron longitudinally of said check and on the down stream side thereof, the outer splash aprons being positioned to extend outwardly and upwardly.

5. A water check for drainage ditches comprising a vertically disposed body portion consisting of a series of overlapping sections, interconnected and relatively adjustable to conform to the cross sectional contour of the ditch; and a horizontally disposed splash apron carried by certain of said sections intermediate the top and bottom edges thereof, the splash aprons of adjacent sections being overlapped to present a continuous splash apron longitudinally of said check and on the down stream side thereof, each of said sections having at its upper edge an outwardly extending iiange turned down at its outer portion, whereby an inverted continuous channel is formed at the up stream side of each section.

CARMAN G. PAYNE. 

